Dodgers become fourth National League franchise to reach 10,000 wins

Summary of 2 articles · Updated May 1, 2014

According to the team's media guide, the Dodgers entered 2014 with 9,972 wins, while Elias had them at 9,985 wins. It took ten name changes and one cross country trip from to Brooklyn to Los Angeles to finally get there, but the Dodgers now join the San F… (more)rancisco Giants , Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves as the only three franchises to reach the milestone in the same league. According to documents uncovered by the Dodger historian Mark Langill from the 1900 version of Reach’s Official Base Ball Guide, the Brooklyn franchise had 18 games thrown out of its 1899 record due to an illegal player, Zeke Wrigley, and another infraction. The discrepancy is the club’s 1899 record, listed by the club as 88-42, while Elias has it at 101-47.